Cigar, Pot Smoke Complaint Sparks New Policy
It was a summer Tuesday not unlike most of the summer Tuesdays in the Healdsburg Plaza last year. Reggae band Sol Horizon worked the gazebo stage, friends and families gathered on the grounds, and everyone seemed to enjoy the good weather and good vibes...
Lak’ech Learning at Community Center Tonight
The next stage of a city program to nurture and improve inclusion throughout the Healdsburg community takes place tonight, Thursday, Jan. 26, at the Healdsburg Community Center. The “encuentro” (gathering) will be the first of five such meetings in the next four months to...
Bird Bikes and Scooters Suspended in Healdsburg and Windsor
The City of Healdsburg can’t seem to keep its skinny wheels on the road. When former bike rental contractor Zagster went bankrupt during the pandemic, it left this popular wine country destination without tourist-friendly bike rentals. So with a $290,000 contract from the City...
Winter Wineland Event Reaches 30th Year
One of the longest-running winery events in Sonoma County is set to resume this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 14-15. It will be the 30th anniversary of Winter Wineland, one of four major weekend tasting events from Wine Road, a Northern Sonoma County destination...
State Budget Exclusions Jeopardize Green Programs, Say Climate Advocates
Environmentalists slammed Gov. Gavin Newsom for slashing billions of dollars from initiatives that the governor has repeatedly called top priorities: efforts to combat climate change and transition to zero-emission vehicles.
Facing a projected $22.5 billion deficit, Newsom proposed to eliminate $6 billion in climate spending...
Rain, High Winds Bring Wide-spread Flooding Risk
The atmospheric river that swept across Northern California last week caused flooding in the central valley and foothill rivers to overflow their banks, but the effects were relatively benign in Healdsburg. But another similar phenomenon is slamming into the state as the Tribune goes...
Kiff Named Director of County’s New Homelessness Services Division
Dave Kiff, a Healdsburg resident with more than 40 years of experience in state and local government, has been named director of the county’s new Homelessness Services Division within the Department of Health Services (DHS).
In June, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved moving...
Healdsburg Brightens as Homes Illuminate for the Season
As in every town, there are many houses in Healdsburg decorated for the holidays, with strings of colorful lights, blow-up Santas and Grinches, tableaus and crèches, and sometimes even invisible speakers playing carols or sleighbell sounds. But some of them are more decorated than...
Going Green
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) advanced actions recently that will help install more electric vehicle charging stations in the state.
The commission gave Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) a go-ahead to install 2,822 EV charging stations at workplaces, housing complexes and public spaces in...
Kelley Leads First Council Meeting as New Mayor
It’s not usual for the Healdsburg City Council to have two meetings in December, one of them just a week before Christmas. But a technological breakdown at the Nov. 21 meeting meant there remained a lot of year-end work to do, so the council...
